To the Right Honble the Lord Mayor of the City of London
and the Rest of his Majestys Justices of the Peace for the
said City now in their General Quarter Session of the
Peace Assembled

The Humble Petition and Appeal of the
Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor of
the Parish of Saint Bridget otherwise
Brides in the City of London

Sheweth

That Margaret Dawson< no role > Singlewoman was by
in Order or Pass Warrant Dated the 20th. day of December last 1771.
under the hands and Seals of the Right Honourable William
Nash< no role > Esqr. Lord Mayor of the City of London and J Bird Esqr . and
Alderman of the said City Two of his Majestys Justices of the
Peace for the said City andSuburbsthe Libertys thereof one being of the
Quorum Removed and Conveyed from and out of the Parish
of Saint Sepulchres London to the said Parish of Saint Bridget
otherwise Brides London aforesaid as the Place of her last
legal Settlement

Your Petitioners and Appellants
Conceive themselves Aggrieved thereby Humbly
Appeal to the Judgement of this Honourable
Court against the same and Pray that this
Honourable Court will be Pleased to hear
and Determine the said Appeal And that
all Persons Concerned may Abide the
Judgement and Determination thereof
and that your Petitioners may be Releived
in the Premisses as this Honourable
Court shall seem meet

And your Petitioners Shall ever
Pray Etc

A. Bradley Vestry
Clerk and
Attorney for the Appellants}